There's not much more to say about the Iron Man 2 toy line other than wondering if we'll ever get Mandarin, so I figure it's time to embrace the new name.

For anyone who wasn't aware (like I wasn't), the 6" Legends figures have started slipping into Toys R Us already. So far I've only seen the Mark VI on shelves.

$17.99, huh? Wow. We're two bucks away from MOTUC prices on regular retail releases. It may have been inevitable, but it's still sobering.

I don't usually pay much attention to packaging, but I do like this new Avengers branding that Thor and Iron Man share, and which Cap will no doubt follow. It really makes them feel like one massive toy line, which is a vibe I never got from Marvel Universe and previous movie lines (between different aesthetics and repeating characters).

The Toys R Us website and Hasbro Toy Shop both have figures up for order. Predictably, Titanium Man is not currently available from either of them. Although TRU.com does have the Hulkbuster armor (which I have no interest in, but at least it's not another re-release).

I saw Titanium Man, War Machine, Hulkbuster Iron Man (which is way tinier than his original marvel Legends figure) , and one of the Mark whatever-- 6" earlier this week at TRU.. I havent dropped money for Valkyrie or Black Widow Yet-- definitely wont do it for any of these.

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I just opened my Titanium Man. He is okay. Soft plastic again, most noticeable at the knees and the warped right leg. No foot pegholes; he stands on his own, but I could probably fix the warped leg using stands, so that's disappointing. Stuck legs at the hips had to be the worst issue! I finally had to grab a paper towel and some needle nose pliers to get the legs to rotate on the hips. This was probably the closest a Hasbro ML figure has reminded me of a Toy Biz ML figure, and not in a nice way.

Besides those issues, all correctable with a little effort, he is a fine looking figure with very good articulation. Hasbro dos the ball-hips much better than Toy Biz ever did. And some of their added articulation works better than some of Toy Biz's, although Toy Biz was always pushing the envelope. The body definitely highlights what is right with a Hasbro ML body though.

So far, I've seen Titanium Man and War Machine at the local TRU, but the price kills it for me. Sorry, I can't think of any normal line that's worth $17.99 per figure. It's a rip off, I won't take part.

It struck me while I was in line, seeing the ridiculous price appear on the register's screen, thinking back over how unimpressed I was with Titanium Man...that I really will buy just about anything. One figure per wave is bad enough, but the return of Marvel Legends is going to kill me.